Southeast Texas Chapter - Texas Society of CPAs

Description:

Performs professional accounting work involving the recording, analysis and reporting of financial data in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines, in a major business area, such as student billing system, Federal Title IV programs, or General Accounting.

1. Manages accounts in a major business area, including table maintenance, submission, reconciliation of data, account reviews and corrections.

2. Ensures that all transactions are made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines.

3. Research highly complex customer issues and recommends process improvements as needed.

4. Manages special projects, process improvement, and problem resolution. Coordinates with other areas and agencies as needed.

5. Trains new employees and serves as lead or specialist.

6. Reviews departmental accounting practices to ensure compliance with guidelines; conducts review of department cash handling practices; conducts reviews of cash incident reports; follows up on cash deposit discrepancies; and recommends corrections and best practices.

7. Performs other job-related duties as required.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related experience.

Additional Job Posting Information:

-Bachelors or Masters in Accounting required
-CPA license or CPA candidate preferred.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.